Years ago I tried parking over at Long Beach, NY, and it was impossible. Areas were restricted and residents only. So I never returned, until yesterday.
I always heard LB was the place for surfing. I also heard $26 parking, and fees just to walk on the boardwalk, etc. It was also not near me, but it turns out that it's not even as far as I thought. Free after Labor Day, perfect timing to try it.
Met really nice people there thru meetups and it blew my mind. It wasn't just a little better than Robert Moses, Jones, and Tobay, it was completely different. Now I see that I'be been trying to surf in violent, dangerous, deep water, overhead chop. That's why I've only seen one or two surfers there.
This is interesting because it made me condition for a year to be physically able to survive there, not just surf it, and also really appreciate the conditions at LB, which was like a different planet.
I still used my web gloves and caught 6 waves, still trying to determine what is going on with my board and the wave, while riding prone and starting to arch up for first part of the pop up.
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